lục bội
Definition
- Adjective (Biology, Genetics):
- Hexaploid: Describing a cell or organism that possesses six complete sets of chromosomes. This is a condition of polyploidy where the chromosome number is six times the basic (haploid) number.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lúa mì trồng phổ biến thường là cây lục bội. (Commonly cultivated wheat is often a hexaploid plant.)
- Các nhà khoa học đang nghiên cứu một giống cà chua lục bội. (Scientists are studying a hexaploid variety of tomato.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in specialized academic contexts such as botany, agriculture, and genetics to describe the ploidy level of an organism.
- It can be used attributively (e.g., a hexaploid species) or predictively (e.g., The species is hexaploid).
Variants and Related Words
- Tứ bội (adj): Tetraploid (having four sets of chromosomes).
- Đa bội (adj/n): Polyploid (general term for having more than two sets of chromosomes).
- Bộ nhiễm sắc thể (n): Chromosome set.
Synonyms
- Hexaploid: The direct and precise scientific synonym.
Related Terms and Concepts
- Polyploidy: The general condition of having multiple sets of chromosomes, of which hexaploidy is a specific type.
- Ploidy level: Refers to the number of sets of chromosomes in a cell (e.g., diploid, triploid, hexaploid).